Pull To The Right (Non Political)

[BMT]

I know there have been posts in the past regarding this but I am stumped. I have new tires (tire pressure is equal), rotors & pads and flushed the brake lines. I had an alignment done after the tires. When at cruising speed, I have a constant pull to the right. I have noticed it on all different roads. The weird part is when I accelerate, it does not pull. Could I have overtightened the right side bearing or undertightened the left when doing the brakes? Any other thoughts?

 

[semlin]

just one possibility but did the alignment shop give you an explanation for the pull? check the exposed threads on your tie and relay rod ends where the enter the relay rod and tie rod to see if the amount of thread exposed is even side to side. i lived with a pull to the right for a long time because the alignment guys were lazy. alignment shop told me no more adjustment and nothing they could do. turned out that the reason for this was one of the relay rod ends was frozen so they just adjusted the unfrozen one as far as they could. I unfroze that relay rod end and with full adjustment was able to eliminate the pull.

 

[concretejungle]

I am 100% sure it's tire pull. I had the same thing happen to me. Old tires, truck drove straight (as straight as it can with zero caster ) Then i got a new set of truxus mtrs. I have one tire that which ever side it's on in the front, the truck will pull to that side. Took it to an alignment shop and the alignment was on, except caster. When i put that tire in the rear, no pull; put it back on the front, pull.

 

[cruiserdan]

Agreed, possible tire pull. More common than one would think. Swap the front tires side-to-side and see if the pull goes away or changes to pulling left.

 

[BMT]

I will swap the tires tonight and report back.

 

[kfarea]

I had the same issue one time. And Then..

I had the same issue one time. I realigned wheels once again in another work shop and it was not pulling lift any more EXCEPT slightly when the road itself is actually sloped for rain flow.

 

[Hltoppr]

Howdy stranger!

New shoes, eh?

Skeddy had the same problem...swap the fronts.

Phoenix is too hot...you need to come up here.

My new 50mpg commuter is getting new tires as we type.....

-H-

 

[BMT]

I swapped the front tires and it seemed to help a bit but it is still there. I will have it re-aligned. Still no pull under acceleration but it is there under breaking.

Hltoppr...50 mpg commuter??? What did you buy?? I will be up on the 4th & 5th. Hey, need a slightly damaged 1990 Range Rover? I've got one on the side of my house.